[caption id="attachment_35828" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A plaque will honor Morgan Dana Harrington at Copeley Road bridge, where she was last seen alive Oct.
[caption id="attachment_35747" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Helen Dragas now fills the position intended for Daniel Abramson, who was not reappointed by Gov.
[caption id="attachment_35735" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Changes to make the Rotunda more weather-tight and similar to the original design may begin next summer.
University undergraduate students planning to continue their education may need to prepare for some changes to their test prep regimen. The Graduate Records Examination - an admissions requirement for many graduate education programs - is about to undergo several changes, as administrators at Educational Testing Services have been working on revising the test to enhance the content and allow students to navigate the exam more easily. The GRE revised General Test's launch is set for August 2011. Once amended, the test will include more questions featuring "real-life scenarios that better reflect the kind of thinking students will do in today's demanding graduate and business school programs," according to a statement from Mark McNutt, manager of public relations for ETS. Test-takers will have access to new navigation features, including the ability to review questions and change answers.
Student Council passed a resolution yesterday night strongly endorsing the Sept. 24 Day of Dialogue. The event, specifically as "Day of Dialogue: Toward a Caring Community," aims to continue the conversation sparked by Yeardley Love's death in May and "provide an opportunity for open, honest discussion about who we are -- our strengths, our shortcomings, and our individual responsibility as members of this and other, larger communities," University President Teresa A.
The use of hand sanitizer might not significantly impact the transmission rate of the cold or flu virus, according to a study conducted by Dr. Ronald Turner of the University's Pediatrics department. After the study was concluded, 51 rhinovirus infections were reported in a pool of 100 volunteers who didn't apply hand sanitizer, as opposed to 42 cases in another pool of 100 volunteers who used hand sanitizer.
Former University student Alan Yuan Chang was found guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter and unlawful wounding of his father Jian Zhang. The following Friday evening, after three hours of deliberation, the Henrico Circuit Court jury suggested a four-year sentence for the voluntary manslaughter conviction and a $2,500 fine for the unlawful wounding conviction. Before coming to a conclusion, the jury was deadlocked, almost ending the case in a mistrial.
[caption id="attachment_35683" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Newspaper Readership Program, which provided copies of The New York Times at various locations on Grounds, has been put on hold until Student Council and the Arts & Sciences Council can look into alternatives.
The University Judiciary Committee has gone paperless; paper exams administered to potential recruits have been replaced by an electronic exam that users can access through Collab. UJC made the decision to bring the test online to increase access for interested recruits, as well as to become more environmentally friendly. "It makes it very accessible to all students to have it on their Collab site," said Emily Flavin, vice chair for first years. By administering the test via Collab, students will be allowed to take it at their convenience, Flavin said.
The University has dedicated a room in the Pavilion XI dining area as additional multiuse space for graduate students.
[caption id="attachment_35678" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="People's Alliance for Clean Energy, the organization that invited Nader to speak, was created in response to officials' plans to build a plant in Louisa, Va.
[caption id="attachment_35646" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Faculty gathered in the Rotunda Dome Room Saturday night to accept their Mead Endowment awards.
[caption id="attachment_35639" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="While Student Council's UVAirBus program will return for students during breaks, the current schedule only includes trips to and from Richmond.
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning plan to extend Fontaine Research Park by 31,000 square feet during a meeting last Wednesday night. Fontaine Research Park, owned by the University of Virginia Foundation, is currently home to clinics and research facilities for a variety of medical disciplines within the University, including the Health South Office, a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital.
Bike enthusiasts and local officials discussed ways to make Charlottesville more biker-friendly at a summit Thursday. Survey results from 586 local cyclists revealed an overwhelming demand for more on-road bike paths in Charlottesville, specifically along Ivy Road and West Main Street.
[caption id="attachment_35582" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="John Kluge, who passed away Tuesday from natural causes, earned his wealth in media and advertising.
[caption id="attachment_35579" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who paid Charlottesville a visit two weeks ago, was asked to speak about broad issues facing education policy and reform.
University students and faculty are working to publicize the relief effort for victims of widespread flooding in rural Pakistan, which has displaced some 20 million people and has left more than 1,500 individuals dead. During a panel discussion Monday evening discussing the Pakistani disaster, Politics Prof.
The Rutherford Institute, a Charlottesville-based civil liberties nonprofit organization with conservative leanings, sent a letter to the Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle Country Board of Supervisors condemning the governing bodies for holding "closed, secret meetings on matters of public interest." The letter said the meetings violated Virginia's Freedom of Information Act as well as the constitutional principles of democracy, such as "an informed electorate and maximum transparency of government." Members of the governing bodies met to discuss ways to cut costs by combining services provided by each government. The complicated nature of these issues prompted the closed discussions, Dennis Rooker, a member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors said, because "the meetings have a greater chance of success if people can speak candidly." He also denied the legal validity of the group's accusations.
The College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of North Texas has implemented a new policy this fall requiring professors spend four hours per day, four days a week on campus, in addition to the hours they spend teaching in the classroom. There are two major goals of the new policy, said Thomas Evenson, dean of the college. "We are using this policy to promote more collaborative research between both students and faculty as well as across disciplines," he said.
